The Works of Shakespeare: The firstat the University Press, 1949 |
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... theatre in Vere- street on September 29 , 1662 : " To the King's Theatre , where we saw " Midsummer's Night's Dream , " which I had never seen before , nor shall ever again , for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in ...
... theatre in Vere- street on September 29 , 1662 : " To the King's Theatre , where we saw " Midsummer's Night's Dream , " which I had never seen before , nor shall ever again , for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in ...
Page 166
... Theatre , Long Acre . But better even than the acting of Phelps and of his capable , undistinguished company at Sadler's Wells was the dream - like , fairy- like atmosphere of the whole production . When Charles Kean staged the comedy ...
... Theatre , Long Acre . But better even than the acting of Phelps and of his capable , undistinguished company at Sadler's Wells was the dream - like , fairy- like atmosphere of the whole production . When Charles Kean staged the comedy ...
Page 167
... Theatre in 1900 ; and again in 1911 , when Mr Arthur Bourchier replaced him in the part of Bottom and the poetry of the enchanted wood was sought by means of live rabbits on the stage . In contrast with this were the sound ...
... Theatre in 1900 ; and again in 1911 , when Mr Arthur Bourchier replaced him in the part of Bottom and the poetry of the enchanted wood was sought by means of live rabbits on the stage . In contrast with this were the sound ...
Contents
THE COPY FOR THE TEXT OF 1600 | 77 |
NOTES ΙΟΙ | 154 |
THE STAGEHISTORY | 160 |
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